Monthly #apaperaday wrap-up: September 2024
Prof. Annemieke Aartsma-Rus is taking on a challenge by reading and commenting on a paper a day. She shares her insights, findings and thoughts via her @oligogirl Twitter account. Each month, a curated selection of the relevant papers for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy are presented by the World Duchenne Organization. See below the overview of September 2024.
Must reads
- Phase I/II Trial of Brogidirsen: Dual-Targeting Antisense Oligonucleotides for Exon 44 Skipping in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy > Read more
- 274th ENMC international workshop: recommendations for optimizing bone strength in neuromuscular disorders. Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, 19-21 January 2024 > Read more
- Profound cellular defects attribute to muscular pathogenesis in the rhesus monkey model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy > Read more
- Evaluation of fatigue and fatigability in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using a dynamic arm support – a pilot study > Read more
- Relationship between growth and ambulation loss in Duchenne muscular dystrophy boys on steroids > Read more
Interesting papers
- Severe cardiac and skeletal manifestations in DMD-edited microminipigs: an advanced surrogate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy > Read more
Additional reading
- Further evidence for an attenuated phenotype of in-frame DMD deletions affecting the central rod domain of dystrophin around exon 48 > Read more
- Identifying inversions with breakpoints in the dystrophin gene through long-read sequencing: report of two cases > Read more
- Correction of exon 2, exon 2–9 and exons 8–9 duplications in DMD patient myogenic cells by a single CRISPR/Cas9 system > Read more
- In Vitro Studies to Evaluate the Intestinal Permeation of an Ursodeoxycholic Acid-Conjugated Oligonucleotide for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment > Read more
- The Adiponectin Receptor Agonist, ALY688: A Promising Therapeutic for Fibrosis in the Dystrophic Muscle > Read more
We are grateful for prof. Aartsma-Rus for allowing us to share her daily recaps. Follow @oligogirl on Twitter to stay on top of the latest #apaperaday tweets, or subscribe to the WDO Newsletter to receive the monthly must-reads in your inbox.
About professor Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
Prof. Dr. Annemieke Aartsma-Rus is a professor of Translational Genetics at the Department of Human Genetics of the Leiden University Medical Center. Since 2013 she has a visiting professorship at the Institute of Genetic Medicine of Newcastle University (UK).
Her work currently focuses on developing antisense-mediated exon skipping as a therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In addition, in collaborative efforts she aims to bridge the gap between different stakeholders (patients, academics, regulators and industry) involved in drug development for rare diseases.
In 2013 she was elected a member of the junior section of the Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW), which consists of what are considered the top 50 scientists in the Netherlands under 45. From 2015 to 2022, she was selected as the most influential scientist in Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Expertscape.